6 results
Lower GI Bleed - Management Algorithm

Suspected lower GI bleeding (LGIB):
 • Hematochezia 
 • Melena +
Management Algorithm ... Melena + right colon ... LGIB #GIBleed #management ... #Algorithm #gastrointestinal ... #gastroenterology
Upper GI Bleed - Management Algorithm

Upper GI bleed Suspected: Melena, hematemesis, coffee-ground emesis, BRBPR
Initial Stabilization
Concern for
Upper GI Bleed - ... Management Algorithm ... Differential #Diagnosis #management ... #Algorithm #gastrointestinal ... #gastroenterology
GI Bleed - Rapid Response Management

1) Ask for en route: Vitals, categorization, volume of blood loss,
GI Bleed - Rapid ... Response Management ... intervention (EGD/Colo ... #Bleed #GIB #Gastrointestinal ... #gastroenterology
GI Tract Secretions and Fluid Absorption
Dietary Input and Digestive Secretions:
 • Food and drink: 2000 mL
GI Tract Secretions ... reabsorbs 7800 mL • Colon ... lost in feces #GI ... #Reabsorption #gastroenterology ... #gastrointestinal
Hamartomatous Polyposis Syndromes - Peutz-Jeghers Syndrome (PJS), Juvenile Polyposis Syndrome (JPS), Cowden Syndrome (CS), Cronkhite-Canada (CC),
polyps outside the colon ... gene mutation - Colon ... 95%, throughout colon ... Syndromes #diagnosis #management ... #gastroenterology
Functional GI Disorders in IBD - IBD Algorithm

Background:
 • 25-40% of IBD in remission have IBS
Functional GI Disorders ... #Functional #GI ... #Gastrointestinal ... IBD #Algorithm #gastroenterology ... #management #treatment